Tips for sending and reading sms messages – Blackberry 6720 User Manual
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Sending and reading SMS messages
Handheld User Guide
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Tips for sending and reading SMS
messages
Composing messages
•
Press
C
to compose a new message on the Home screen or in the Messages or Saved
Messages applications.
•
Hold
ALT
and roll the trackwheel to scroll horizontally in any application in which you can
type or view text.
•
Press
SPACE
twice to insert a period when you are typing text (the letter that follows the
period is capitalized automatically).
•
Type the first letters of the name, or the initials separated by a space, to find a specific contact
on the To screen.
•
Hold a letter to capitalize it (you must have Key Rate enabled).
•
When you are typing text or composing a message, hold a letter and roll the trackwheel to
scroll through the accents, symbols, or marks that are associated with that character. When
the desired character appears, release the letter.
•
When you are composing a message, press br
+
SPACE
to type an opening parenthesis. Press
rb
+
SPACE
to type a closing parenthesis.
•
When you are composing a message, press ld
+
SPACE
to type the current date. Press lt
+
SPACE
to type the current time.
•
Press
ALT
+
RIGHT
SHIFT
to turn on CAP-lock mode. Press
SHIFT
again to turn it off.
•
Press
LEFT
SHIFT
+
ALT
to turn on
NUM
-lock mode. Press
ALT
again to turn it off.
Using cut, copy, and paste
•
Press
ALT
and click the trackwheel to enter selection mode.
•
Hold
SHIFT
and roll the trackwheel to select the next character. Roll the trackwheel to select
the line of text.
•
In selection mode, press
ALT
and click the trackwheel to copy the selected text or character.
•
In selection mode, press
BACKSPACE
to delete the selected text or character.
•
Press
ESC
to exit selection mode.
•
Press
SHIFT
and click the trackwheel to paste the selection.
Reading messages
•
To open messages quickly, on the Messages screen, press
ENTER
or double-click the
trackwheel.
•
Hold
ALT
and roll the trackwheel to move up or down a page on the Messages screen.
•
Press
ENTER
to move down a page in an open message. Press
ALT
+
ENTER
to move up a
page.